ASANEBO....one true star!

[fdb]

Just had an omakase at Asanebo, and understood why they received one star. They not only serve excellent food with awesome presentation, but we felt well taken care of. Stellar service from the chef, server, reception....a total enjoyment! In light of some recent posts on sushi chef attitude, I highly recommend Asanebo for a sublime dining experience.

[Bon Vivant]

I went there just before news of the Michelin star and had a not so great experience: we paid $100 per person for fish with a very watery texture. Even before the star people have been raving about Asanebo so I went in there with very high expectations. Maybe the sushi chef thought that we were rubes and gave us crappy fish? I normally pay this much at restaurants but in this case it really wasn't worth it.

The Michelin people need to get their tongues over to Sushi Nishi-ya; but alas, it's probably not trendy enough for them.

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[howard81]

I'm not a big sushi fan, but I love cooked Japanese food. Is there much of a selection here?

[Bon Vivant]

The two best dishes were not sushi: a fabulous spinach salad and the deep fried spanish mackerel bones (which we asked for). We requested the omakase but if I remember correctly, there are many cooked items as well.

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[Diana]

A pretty good one, actually. He does some Kaiseki-style things, too!

Here is a sorta menu from a prior visit of mine. I don't know if it's up to date, but it gives you an idea of Asanebo's bounty of goodness!

"Shishito" Grilled Japanese Peppers w/ bonito flakes

Home-made Sesame Tofu

"Mozuku" Slipperly Seaweed w/ vinegar

"Oshinko" Assorted Japanese Pickles

"Renkon" Lotus Root Chips w/ dipping sauce

Soy Flavored Salmon Eggs

" Agedashi Tofu" Fried tofu w/ soy flavored dipping sauce

" Hama" or " Kumamoto" Oyster On The Half Shell

Salad
House Special Baby Spinach & Portabella Mushroom Salad

Albacore Sashimi Salad With vegetable dressing

" Sunomono" Cucumber & seaweed salad

(Cucumber & seaweed salad) with shrimp

(Cucumber & seaweed salad) with king crab

Soup
Tofu Miso Soup

"Nameko" Mushroom Miso Soup

"Asari" (Little Neck) Clam Miso Soup

Seabass Miso Soup

Red Snapper Collar Miso Soup

Cold Seafood Specialties
Seafood Tuna Sashimi With tosazu sauce & side of fresh garlic

Halibut Sashimi With citrus pepper 14.00

Red Snapper Sashimi With sea salt & citrus

Salmon Sashimi Salad With caviar

Tender Octopus Sashimi With sea salt

Spanish Mackerel Sashimi With ponzu sauce

Fresh Sashimi (Sliced Fish)

Blue Fin Tuna

* Toro (Fatty Tuna)

Albacore Tuna

Yellowtail

Kanpachi (Amaller Size Yellow Tail)

Sea Urchin Sashimi is available on all fresh fish, also, assorted sashimi platter is availabe upon request.

Grilled Black Cod Marinated w/ miso

Grilled Chilean Seabass With creamy pepper sauce

Grilled Salmon With mashed potatoes & salmon eggs

Grilled Yellow Tail Collar

Asanebo's "Natural Beef" Filet Mignon Steak

Grilled Range-Free Chicken, With sweet soy or salt & lemon

Deep Fried Dishes
Shrimp and White Fish Spring Roll With plum sauce

Fried Calamari Stuffed w/ asparagus

King Crab Claw Tempura With ponzu (one piece per order)

Deep Fried Flounder With ponzu or vegetable sauce

Sea Urchin Tempura Wrapped w/ shiso leaf ((Two Piece Per Order))

Deep Fried Soft Shell Crab With ponzu

Japanese Eggplant With ground chicken sauce

Honey Breaded Deep Fried Oyster With dipping sauce

Sauteed Dishes
Sauteed Shitake, Shimeji Mushrooms & Asparagus

Sauteed Baby Abalone With shitake mushroom

Sauteed Green Mussels With spicy garlic sauce

Steamed Dishes
Steamed Cat Fish With spicy miso sauce & fresh ginger

Steamed Red Snapper Woth soba noodle

Steamed Little Neck Clams With enoki mushrooms

Steamed Pork Wonton With shreded ginger & green onions

Sushi
Tuna (blue Fin) Hon-maguro

Tuna Maguro Regular

Albacore Tuna Siro maguro

Fatty Tuna Toro

Yellowtail Buri

Kanapachi

Hlibut Hirame

Halibut Fin Engawa

Red Snapper Ttai

Salmon Sake

Shrimp Ebi

Sweet Shrimp Amaebi (MP)

Jumbo Clam Mirugai

Octopus Tako

Scallops Hotategai

Squid Ika (MP)

Spanish Mackerel Aji

Mackerel Saba (MP)

Sweet Egg Custard Tamago

King Crab Kani

Salmon Egg Ikura

Fresh Water Eel Unagi

Sea Eel Anago

Smelt Egg Masego

Sea Urchin Uni

Pickled Eggplant Nasu

Cucumber Roll Kappa maki

California Roll (Hand Roll) (Cut Roll)

Spicy Tuna Roll (Hand Roll) (Cut Roll)

Yellowtail & Green Onion Roll (Hand Roll)(Cut Roll)

Fatty Tuna & Green Onion Roll (MP)

Soft Shell Crab Roll ((Cut Roll))

Salmon Skin Roll ((Hand Roll))

Quail Egg with extra

Recommendable Dishes
Toro Sashimi

Toro Tartar With cavlar

Kanpachi Sashimi With sesame miso & serano pepper

Japanese Red Snapper Sashimi With sea salt & cltrus

Halibut Sashimi With fresh truffle

Spanish Mackerel Sashimi

Blue Fin Tuna Sashimi

Asanbo's Seafood Ceviche

Seared Toro Special With garlic

Shlltake Mushroom Tempura Stuffed With red snapper 7.00

Rock Shrimp Tempura 12.00

Deep Fried Flounder With ponzu or vegetable sauce

[blackbookali]

that's insane. insane.

[fdb]

Thanks for the list. There are so much to go back for..... I'm salivating....

[Diana]

I truly love Asanebo. Thanks to the French and their tire company guide, I will have trouble getting a seat at the bar fro months. Boo on that.

[Alex250]

How much was it?

Thanks

[fdb]

Omakase starts at $75 to $100, and then 2 more price ranges...something like $100 to $150, and $150 & up. You tell them your range and they'll serve what is fresh. We chose $75 to $100. Our lunch included a salad (baby spinach & marinated shiitake mushroom), sashimi (about 4 courses) , soup (seafood & mushroom in a small tea kettle), cooked items (3 items), then nigiri ( 7-8 pcs). I don't remember the exact charge but I think around $85 pp before tax & tip.